doingh 95
You've only got a feedback score of 5, which probably indicates you haven't used ebay a lot.
There isn't one regular poster here that I know of who would dream of buying that sort of item from China.
You asked if anyone here had had problems. Nope (for the reason above-plus this is a smallish forum so the odds of someone else buying the exact same thing are small). But if you click on your seller's feedback, and then on the recent negatives and scroll through, you'll see at least one other buyer has.
These are some feedback comments I saw about phones.
Phone arrived with a tiny "cut and paste" instruction manual with poor translation. Cannot work out correct way to insert Sim Card. Suspect item is faulty, but cannot be sure until given adequate information.
Mobile cannot be connected to mobile network in Australia Very disappointed nice looking phone
Ebay is fine for some purchases but not others.
# Never, ever buy electrical or electronic items or anything needing a warranty from random ebay sellers.
# Especially don't buy that sort of stuff from China. If you want to buy some cheap craft items or the like from China, fine. But absolutely steer clear of the sort of things that can actually be dangerous if not made to Australian standards.
# Don't assume that because it is coming from China, that is why it is dirt cheap, compared to here. Chinese prices are not dirt cheap for the genuine items.
You probably got exactly what was described, you weren't sold a fake Samsung. But even so, it is meant to work so make an ebay claim now-follow everything jellybird says and get a refund.
If you re-read those feedback comments plus others the seller has been given, you'll see that it doesn't sound as if those buyers had opened claims (not that they are allowed to mention it in feedback). But even with problems, one was still messing around trying to get further instructions. That's how these sellers get away with it. Obviously some buyers just don't open ebay claims for a refund.
kh-jean
